When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects of alcohol would be recognised. I have slowly and reluctantly come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has increased to a level never seen before.

The man will be most successful who confers the greatest service on the world.

The man who starts out simply with the idea of getting rich won't succeed, you must have a larger ambition.

I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers

Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he's got to keep running or bust!

Long ago I lost the joy in living. The only joy I have is in my giving.

There is no feeling in this world to be compared with self-reliance--do not sacrifice that to anything else.